English Explanatory Dictionary

Brittain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. A neighbourhood of Akron, Ohio, United States, formerly a settlement in Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio.
  3. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
  4. Obsolete spelling of Britain.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of Britain.

Word forms

Brittain Brittains

Etymology

Variant of Britain; habitational surname from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne (“Brittany”), from Latin Britannia.

Related words

Brittan
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